Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a significant edition published by Bedford/Saint Martin’s in 2007, featuring 464 pages in English. This volume presents the Second Quarto text from 1604-5 and is designed as a self-contained resource, offering readers a comprehensive exploration of the play. It includes an illustrated introduction that delves into the historical, cultural, and performance contexts of Hamlet, along with notes and appendices that align with standard Arden editions.
Readers will find a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play, enhancing their understanding of its complexities. The edition also features an appendix with additional passages unique to the 1623 text, making it a valuable resource for those interested in British and Irish drama. This edition aims to provide a deeper insight into Shakespeare’s work, reflecting the ongoing scholarly discourse surrounding this iconic play.
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The core of the ground-breaking, three text edition, this self-contained, free-standing volume gives readers the Second Quarto text (1604-5) and includes in its Introduction, notes and Appendices all the reader might expect to find in any standard Arden edition. As well as a full, illustrated Introduction to the play’s historical, cultural and performance contexts and a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play, an appendix contains the additional passages found only in the 1623 text. “The new Arden Hamlet is a pathbreaking edition, one that promises to change irrevocably our understanding of Shakespeare’s greatest play.” – Professor James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
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